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Drumcroy
(English)
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53.9454, -7.85983latitude, longitude
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Historical references
"Cuardaíodh na foinsí seo ach níor aimsíodh rud ar bith: DS: Talamh Protastúnach Hib.Del.; Census; ASE; Inq."
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"Pinkman: Druim-cruadh = Hard or tough ridge. …. Formed part of Mohill Termon."
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<s>1590<s> |
<s>Dromcrey; Dramcreye (p:Annaduff, b:Leitrim??) <s>
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F Leathanach: 5442
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1591 |
?Dromeycheoye
possessions of the late monastery of Moghill
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F Alt: 5545
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1611 |
?*Dromecheoyne
Moghill
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CPR Leathanach: 199a
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1621 |
Dromcroy
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CPR Leathanach: 518b
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c1660 |
Dromcr[n]oy
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BSD Leathanach: 30
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1834 |
Drumcr[u?]idh
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TAB Leathanach: 46, Nóta: (61:16/16)
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1834 |
Drumeruidh
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TAB Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
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1836 |
Drumcruidh
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1836 |
Drumcrui
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1836 |
Drumcroy
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1836 |
Drum-cruidh,
'the hard hill'
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1836 |
Dromcroy
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1836 |
Druim cruaidh
'hard back, or long hill,' 'dorsum durum'
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1836 |
Drumcroy
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1836 |
[Drumcroy]
"…the southern end is bog, the rest is a stiff red clay producing good crops."
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